The Latest Breaking News from Hunter Valley

Kathleen Folbigg inquiry adjourned as police produce 500 hours of recordings from bug planted in home

The second inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children is adjourned until April after police tabled, at the last minute, recordings from a listening device that was planted in Folbigg's Hunter Valley home in 1999.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2023

Macdonald's Hunter Valley mining call 'betrayed' the people of NSW

"There was planning, and he was the instigator."

Newcastle Herald · Feb 24, 2023

Time's up on Hunter Valley accused's $1.8m fraud

Wheeling and dealing over decades netted $1.8 million

Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2023

Independent school enrolments grow as more Hunter parents go private

The number of students enrolled in Independent schools in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter Valley grew by 3.5 per cent in 2022, as the state recorded an exodus from public schools.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 16, 2023

Hunter Valley wine country's Broken View Estate on the market

The agent expects offers around the $3.5 million mark.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 13, 2023

'We need to restore the land': as coal mines close, here's a community blueprint to sustain the Hunter Valley

The decline of the coal industry means 17 mines in the New South Wales Hunter Valley will close over the next two decades. More than 130,000 hectares of mining land — nearly two-thirds of the valley floor between Broke and Muswellbrook — will become available for new uses.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023

Hunter Valley grape harvest off to late start after flood, hail but winemakers hope for quality vintage

Hunter Valley winemakers are expecting a small, but quality vintage from grapes that have defied flooding and hail.

ABC News · Feb 6, 2023

MAFS Fans Reckon They Know Which Couples Will Survive Based On Their Honeymoon Destinations

My tinfoil hat is firmly on.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 1, 2023

Dangerous domestic violence offenders targeted in police operation: 648 arrests

MORE than 600 people have been charged as part of a statewide operation targeting dangerous domestic violence offenders, including an arrest in a Hunter Valley hotel.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 31, 2023

'Donnie' died in front of fiance after he was gunned down

A man who was gunned down at home and died in front of his family after Christmas was the victim of a targeted murder related to his drug activity, senior police believe.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2023